This song is Swift's response to the negative reputation the media has given her.
"I can make the bad guys good for a weekend" - the bad guys are the paparazzi to Swift, but are good to the "player" since association with Swift immediately gives publicity. Any publicity is good publicity and Swift knows this.
"You can tell me when it's over" - the tabloids rumor relationships are over before the couple announces it officially.
With this song Swift is portraying the way she is portrayed by the media.
It is a sarcastic jab at how she views herself and how her "ex-lovers" only wanted to be with her to increase their fame.
I applaud the brilliance in writing about how you always write about relationships.
It is expected so Swift is giving the media what they want and profiting off the attention.
I took a shot in the dark
On a pitch black December night
I only wanted a laugh
I said I said I needed a light
The conversation
I never told such lies
Politics and religion
I asked for blood
Big time
She said, she said, she said "I'm sick, cure me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm dirty, cleanse me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm lost, find me"
She said "I'm possessed, exorcise me"
And everything was wrong
I had 60 seconds
My vision in monochrome
She said, "This is the end of the line"
She said, she said, she said "I'm sick, cure me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm dirty, cleanse me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm lost, find me"
She said "I'm possessed, exorcise me"
Exorcise me
She said, she said, she said "I'm sick, cure me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm dirty, cleanse me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm lost, find me"
She said, she said...
She said, she said, she said "I'm sick, cure me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm dirty, cleanse me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm lost, find me"
She said "I'm dead, you can't kill me"
On a pitch black December night
I only wanted a laugh
I said I said I needed a light
The conversation
I never told such lies
Politics and religion
I asked for blood
Big time
She said, she said, she said "I'm sick, cure me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm dirty, cleanse me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm lost, find me"
She said "I'm possessed, exorcise me"
And everything was wrong
I had 60 seconds
My vision in monochrome
She said, "This is the end of the line"
She said, she said, she said "I'm sick, cure me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm dirty, cleanse me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm lost, find me"
She said "I'm possessed, exorcise me"
Exorcise me
She said, she said, she said "I'm sick, cure me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm dirty, cleanse me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm lost, find me"
She said, she said...
She said, she said, she said "I'm sick, cure me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm dirty, cleanse me"
She said, she said, she said "I'm lost, find me"
She said "I'm dead, you can't kill me"
Lyrics submitted by jt
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